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PISTOLS, sHoTaUNs, RIFLES.
Interestins Facts About Weapons OF Sport
and Death.

Interostiae Facts About Weapons OF Sport
and Death.
There have been pistols enough sold IN
the last ten years to arm the male population
of the United States, and II every man and
big boy in the country has not got one 1t must
be because the cheap pistols don't last long
enough to be handed down as heirlooms." 30
spoke the manager Of a famous house In the
firearms business on Maiden lane.
rs the demand for pistols increasing in pro-
portion to the increase OF population"
Il am glad to say that 1t is not especially In
tho South. whore It has heretofore been the
rule for the male sex to 60 armed. and where
the crack Of the revolver has too often been
the umpire in argument. Tho authorities in
several Southern States have apparently seen
the necessity OF placing some restraint on the
carrying OF deadly weapons. and the pre-
ponderance of public sentiment Is everywhere
against the indiscrimnate practice. Texas
has enacted law imposing sia months Inn
psso In and
eie asafas H IL no @ p
ssois ssr eso record sas and
whom sold as apothecaries must do when
murder by the use OF pistol"
do no not saea psse
Mould not pay less than .i6, and from that to
ysss aqa
There is probably no danger Of explosion IN
burst, as the strain Is on, the shell! and at the
breach, and there is ample strength there. as
soon nS sq nos
bought ct shilling sht} dozsn' they are manu-
"Some respectable women, living isolated, or
under circumstances which Justify the appI,ee-
ha shs 81 s
their property procure pistols ook h But In such
they may happen to need it Fast women not
unfrequently arm themselves with pistols. They
buy the prosaby
very serious idea In her head. Under ordinary
circumstances the sex has no inclination for
The trade in sporting weapons," added the
us s ,ha good an many mere
saSns ths sHs Fes duts
are made BY hand, and have undergone q
is subjected to no Govern ment test Whatever. A
u.s. or tn
low as $40 or SIS. Even these are safe, as far
Government inspection. Ali shotguns imported
are not hand made. as there are two manufac-
turers In Belgium who use machinery. Ameri-
can shotguns retail for from $40 to .$75 and
500 for the better grades, the English hand
can, the tariff to the contrary neutrality-suspicious.
In rifles; however the Americans hold d. the he
cannot BIO equalled by the handiwork of En-
glishmen, and American rifles are sold all over
the world; The demand for sporting rifles has
discriminate slaughter OF large game in the
far West. The class of arms sold to buffalo
hunters has almost gone out OF the market,
owing to the rapid extinction Of the buffalo,
These dealers in arms are In favor OF the
protection Of gamer"
"Emphatically so. and every true sportsman
is. The extinction OF game would mean the
cessation OF a demand for sporting arms"
Is game decreasing in the Eastern and
Middle States 2"
II should say not, Judging from the demand
for shotguns and sporting rifles. The game
laws are being made more and more stringent,
and public sentiment sustains their enforce
IL rather on the increase"
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NEV ORLEANs's ALLIGATOR MARKET.
Prices Range from Fifty Cents to $500
Hundreds are Sent to Europe.
From the gew orleans Tines. Den

From the NeO orleans ftRes' DcmocTdG
How do y,oH! ., sell the best, madame%
In the screaming, noisy world about her
that gu Question" she responded, her. Voice
pitched high enough to penetrate the chirping,
saon IL FIX
see, they come at most any price, and when
tell you they come all the way from nity cents
to s2gSo piece you can understand now priees
As is we'll known. sugar. oranges and alliga-
tors form three staples in Louisiana exports
and internal revenue, and 1t was 70 discover
the exact condition Of the crocodile market,
and whether the spring catch had been good.
There is a lavish .liberality and Free un-
teS lays eggs tha Would dissoarsSe anythhg
short OF q patent incubator. Why, without
hall putting her mi mnd e IT. and IN Nth pS seyo Se
five eggs and crawl away comfortable assured
every last one will produce healthy little vel
expert hunter comes in for sQft thing He
knows the favorite laying grounds OF ihe all
bantam's nest in the barn. ana when the time
comes for the exhausted mother to cease from
her la6Grs he Simply paddles out s sb his
.Alligators are brought into town IN every
angry monsters "a dozen feet long, Tipping the
scales hundreds OF pounds, Men hunt their
hideouS game alter dark stalking tine sWaInps,
dragging lagoons. and wading through low,
oozy marshes. where vast numbers OF ALI
gators abide. Several methods OF capturing
hooks are only ut for immediate killing, as
they sickon and die in short order. The big
heavy seine made for this purpose. The hunter
realizes he is after dangerous game, with lots
OF vicious habits and so. besides binding their
stupid eyes by u lamp worn in his cap, he Is
prepared 10 send soothing bullet whenever
necessary,
die farmer heaps them in boxes and simply
depends on timo TO do its perfect work. In
claws at the hard shell until he finally sIuirms
his way into the world; There Is as much diff
ference In the skin Of the young and OLD ones
grown persons. Their hide u g brilliant Is
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the harbor are used extensively In Tightening.
II transportation company gets an order TO
transport railroad Iron from New YORK pier
ness They have almost driven out the sal!
lighters with hand yinohes, of which one used
TO see hundreds. They had a festive habit OF
so that the ferryboats would have 70 hoat
around out in the river or remain IN the Slid.
The barges one sees with windmill apparatus
wheel pumps the water OF the melting Ice out
OF tho hold. -
pile driver with q hundred-ton hammer
rising and then dropping with terrific force
upon the top OF q pile, and sending II down
into the rivers bed as surely 49, blow from an
IL also one OF tho strange sights to DO seen
from ferryb
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J.ek.sa Need. Kesoa.tructins.
From tAs Portland oreOOHian.

Yesterday morning a report came to tho q.
4 X 10 the line OF march thai rebel nag was dying
from the roaldenee of Geo T. Il. jackson sewing ma
chine man The report though not credited seemed
pc on good authority, after the parade commitioa
from the g. A. visited tho house, They found reRuia
unn Confederate Dag displayed from window. and re-
quested Mrs. jackson 20 She said that her
aLut husband had fought and died under tnsi nag
she thought proper 70 display the occasion OF
the anniversary Of the nations birth. TIE
request was renewed. and was again IN.
take Y upon the mSsives 70 remove Then jackson l-
peAred on the and Informed the oOmmttae that
II they altempted To- would be At the rSk q their
hyeA bot befOre there opportunity for the com
TOOK doWa The Smbl6A Of neasoa-
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THE MAN WHO STARTS RACES.
HE NEEDS TO HAVE HIS WITS ABOUT
HIM WHEN THE TRACK rs FULL.

A Talk with Capt. Ceunor on the Starters
tiens-tJe ckeys and their Ways
starter Csidweirs Tough Job.
Horses and riders 80 nearly monopollze
tho attention OF spectators OF race that were
n not for an occasional bad start, or decision
of doubtful justice. tho fact that there are such
men rs starters and judges would DO over
looked and forgotten. A moments thought
shows how important part these officials
play In o race. and tho questions then arise.
How do they get their places2 What are their
oualincations2 How much do they Get2
OF all the men who ever started races In
America, Capt. William M. Conner OF this city
IA undoubtedly tho best known and most high
IL esteemed. He has retired from the turf as
nm official. but he keeps up his interest in tho
sport by attending the most important meet
ings, and on occasion It is possible to persuade
him to take the rcd nag in his hand and start
special race. Suoh was the case. for instance.
a year ago. when Troubadour and Miss Wood
ford ran their famous race at Sheepshead Bay.
Capt. Conner. as favor to the owners Of the
horses and tho Jockey Club. went down and
oflciated at the start. He IL pleasant and
fluent talker. OF starting and turf matters no
said:
"A starter II like q poet-he Is born. not
made Tho qualifications for becoming good
etartor arc AB OlbtlnCtAy mAtt0E VI uhtuTtl
gift az are the talents that 20 to make great
General A man who was not born to start
races can never learn. He will be all tho time
making mistaken; and the combination Of
qualities that are required L. Q rare one. Tho
result IL that you find ono or two men doing
the starting for nearly all the important racer
in the country. The clubs do not like to ex-
pertinent with new man. and man who has
once made reputation as . starter may be
assured OF job oil his Life. It is q sslariod
place. % perhaps you know. and. therefore.
there are always applicants on hand. Soma OF
them work for tho place like politicians. and
get 1t. too, but out Of nfty such that might re-
call not two have been able to rotain tho place.
They wero decided failures, and not because
they did not mean to do right: they simply
get dozen horses across the limo in o bunch.
h" The essential qualities for successful work
as o starter are these. A strong sense OF JUS
tice. prompt decision, fear Of no man no matter
how exalted his position. and ability to Judge
Of horses in action. I take It for granted. Of
course, that man must be Q lover Of horses
thoroughly conversant with them. and able to
distinguish them from each other under any
conditions, Now. no ono can know how dill
cult It IL to judge Of horses In action who has
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rail. and as the horses came back the third
ing ing tones soy Inc that tho boy must behave
himself and not make q false break. One or
two Jockeys. Mclaughlin among them. kept
quietly In the background. apparently not try
ing TO figure for an advantage The others
raeE to make
away. possible. McLaughlin. for instance.
would 60 up the track the proper distance, but
as soon as he turned his horses head young
Elkie, several lengths behind would turn also,
Of . break. ,EIkie was not the only offender.
and Caldwell became indignant at the per-
sisten,ce with which they dfsobeyed his COM
mands. Shaking his red flag at the offenders.
the started called out:
Elkis you and Davis 60 back Whe ETY. you he, be,
don't you 20 back as tell you to? Go back
say" and at this point Elkie's horse became
mystertously unmanageable. and could not be
made to 90 back, II was 80 palpably trick.
Ills assistance. Two or three times more the
horses were sent away in struggling order, tho
reason for giving them the word seeming to be
that they were all getting nervous and UNI
manageable at the line, and that short run
would them G aIfsy to
Elkie," he would say. and If do III teach you
to behave. DAVIS. what are you doing
ssSt sRere EPie tin In tSun eae tsney WHY
don't you turn your horse around Go way
up the track every one OF you and stand still:
Go back with them, Jim. Turn round all OF
You and stop bothering me-"
happen that q start Is made nenr the grand
stand, and the experience smacked Of novelty
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A STEAM LIGHTER.

a bTEAM LIHHTEH.
The freight train Is run in sections upon the
float over ferry bridge, and then the float Is
which cars are transported. but these are most
generally used for the passenger cars OF trains
from the West and South for Boston. The
boats take the cars from Jersey City around
the Battery, up. the East River. and into the
Harlem to the dock Of the branch Of the New
Haven Railroad. on to whose tracks they are
run from the boats. This is done mostly at
night. while the majority Of the passengers are
fast ASLEEP though sometimes who
rumbling Of the train speeding over the road
bed are startled from their slumbers by the
swish and swash of the water against the
ferryboat. These passengers may have a little
fright, but they at least 90 through without
"breakage In bulk"
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sistant remains where no stands in the middle
9t the track with his whito flag raised, and the
Jockeys know that they must pull In.
But to return to the starter proper. His
sense Of justice will not only toll him when It
would be- unfair to order q start but when
sone jockey should be punished for illegal
pehavfor: for there are laws Of the track. you
ipow, and the starter must see that they arc
ppeyed 90 far as they lie within the province Of
his observation. After the race is once started
y 10 the duty Of the Judges to watch the
progress Of the race and determine whether
anything is done or attempted that Is pnallow-
foio. and their duty to infiict the punishment.
asa rule, all that tricky jockeys can do to gain
"A unfair advantage Is at the start, and II
Nereiore more often becomes the starters
guy to reprimand and punish than It docs the
Judges. The usual offences that jockeys COM
pulling back when they are told to come up.
And breaking up starts unnecessarily"
.Are any little tricks allowable r.
~ when the Jockeys do anything In their
ssuorts to get the send-off best for themselves.
mey are only, showing their loyalty to their
EMPLOYERS. Thpre Is some room, therefore, for
tnarp practice, but punishment Is liable to fol-
iow. The boys are perfectly right In doing
SSlything they can without violating the rules.
p ps Instance, to mention q trick that is often
Riaetised and which 1t would DO extremely DIFF
ncait 70 detect. and the punishment OF which
would DO suro TO seem unjust to many OBJ
servers: Suppose that seven or eight starters
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Shameless Ansonia Girls.
Prom nc Hs.O Hapen Palladium.

At this end OF the town arc some girls that
are as devoid OF shame OF the young men in
the same place The kAugatnck River opposite the depot
fayorte bathing place for both boys and girlA and
depot Saturday % see two girls about 10 years o. age
their own chamberAL An old dress WAS dOnned for a
short time and ten discarded. and for the next ten
ming 4e.i hsn, leaving tho water they made their
similar sight be seen, and la some Instances the
females have reached even moro mature are. The
do not Interfere.
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STRANGE SIGHTS AFLOAT.
TRAINS OF CARS AND FRAME HOUSES
GLIDING OYER THE WATER

Inpertant Factors in the systcm OF ThreuRh
Transportation--Eio vating Grain 1nto
ships-stearu Lighters and PHO Drivers
mammal mammal seel There's train
Of cars walking over the waterl"
Mamma, who was apparently middle-aged.
placid lady. glanced at her lively little daugh-
ter with smile in which fondnoss. incredulity.
and amusement were mingled, and then. as II
Just to please the wee miss, looked over the
water. As she did 80 her placid expression
changed quickly to ono Of surprise. There
certainly was train Of cars about o quarter Of
a mile of, and II 1t wasn't exactly walking over
the water 1t seemed to be gliding through the
white caps rs smoothly as 1t had glided over
tho track OF the railroad to which the cars be-
longed. A number Of people on the ferryboat
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ONE WAY OF RAISING GRAIN.


The little girl had seen two kinds Of craft
which always interest passengers on the ferry
boats plying between New York and the Jersey
or the Long Island shore. Every day many
queries as to the uses OF these strange craft
arc heard. People know In general way that
vator, but the exact uses of the former and Just
how the latter elevates and why there should
be q commodious house built upon 1t they do
not know.
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FLOATING FREIGHT TRAIN.
had noticed the floating train and were watch
ing 1t with interest. Just then It rose little
on the waves and 1t was seen that a number Of
freight cars were on float. and that dashed to
the float was a. tugboat. Soon the ferryboat
slightly changed its course so that tho people
that a platform ran through tho middle Of It
from end to end. and that the cars, some
OF tho platform.
1T isn't walking after ALL" said the little girl
The bystanders couldn't help smiling, and
one Of them was 30 pleased with her pretty
talk that he kept lookout for some other odd
sight afioat. It wasn't long before he turned
to her and. pointing over the port bow. OK
claimed: There's four-story house steam
ing up the river"
Where 2" she exclaimed. Then, when the
strange object met her eyes. she said: There's
smoke coming out Of the chimney. Perhaps
they're cooking breakfast"
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THE STARTERS AssIsrANT.
C Cppear at the call, and that among them are
FivaV IL Two horses who are really restless and
soa. thelr riders considerable trouble to man
I'M, 40 aSeHeral false breaks are made and mean
S If constant mahpuvrinRl and backfng and
'~''ins' NOW, suppose that after q false start
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not tried It. Whom there are only two horses,
which ia rarely the case, the matter Is reason
ably easy. but with more. half a dozen. and up
to trackfu1, Il becomes complicated. You
have to sec every horse In the same glance.
recognize ut once Just what each one is doing.
realiEe his relative position to all the others,
and decide In a flash whether they are close
enough together, and under such circum:
stances as will render 1t fair to give the signal
for a start. This is done. you know, by drop
hand. But that is not the whole OF 1t, and do
you know. there are lots and lots Of
cradle resularity year after year who never
a race The second. Of course, is only an as
sistant and can exercise no Discretion. but he
Is absolutely necessary nevertheless. He
stands in the middle OF the track some dis
lance down from the starter and holds q large
white flag In tho air.. It Is his business to
watch the starter and act according to the
signals from that Official When the horses
have gone past the starter the jockeys cannot
turn around to see whether the red flag has or
has not been dropped; they would not know
whether to let their horses out for run or to
pull them In for new trial II it was not for the
man ahead OF them with the white flag. whom
they can see easily. This man, II the red flag
and gets out 81 the way as fast Is he can, and
the Jockeys know by that that a race has been
started and that they must keep on going. II
the starter does not drop his red flag the as
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-11
Sherman's Fatal Blindness.

In 1884, he treated the significant
bolt which defeated the party only
with petulance and irritation, as a
whimsical ill-tempered and outrage
Gus folly. 1t was not creditable to a
man of Mr.. Sherman's ability to mis-
conceive so totally a movement of which
ho now undoubtedly perceives the im-
portance. The same want of percep-
ton is shown in his present sneers at
the President. Mr.. Sherman misstates
the fact when he says that the Admin-
istration has made no proposition to
reduce the surplus, and he is evidently
unaware of the strong hold that the
President has taken OF 'the plain peo-
pie" BY the obvious good sense and
intelligent uprightness of his course.
His vetoes of the Dependent Pension
bill, and of individual pension bills,
and Of the Texas Seed bill, and his APP
pointment OF the Interstate Com.
merce Commissioners, are recent illus
trations OF an Independent and able
and patriotic discharge Of public duty
which have impressed the country in a
way which no passing sheer even of so
distinguished an opponent as Mr..
Sherman can affect. -Harper's WeeEiu.
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REPUBLICAN FRESHNESS.
Mr.. sherman's Evident Opinion OF HI
Youthful Followers of the Quaker CITY.

Mr.. Sherman's Evident Opinion of HI.
Youthful Followers of the Quaker City.
Young Republicans almost every.
where are bright youths. with the lus-
ter of newness and freshness upon
them. We dare say the Young Re-
publicans of Philadelphia are no ex-
ception to the rule.
Senator Sherman has been for many
years Republican, with all that the
name implies. He has grown old and
rich in the exercise Of Republicanism.
He must have, however, a very poor
opinion of the intelligence of his jun
iors in Philadelphia, judging by the
letter in which he has undertaken to
explain to them the philosophy of the
continued existence of the Republican
party, and to provide programme for
this and future generations of Young
Republicans.
1.-THE work Of the Republican party is but
fairly begun
That is Honest John Sherman's text.
Did notNanother Honest John-Honest
John Patterson, of South Carolina
make a remark somewhat to the same
effect a few years ago? Mr.. Sherman
continues:
What you have to do is still further to de-
velop and diversity American industry
lt,strikes us that a good many DEM
ocrats, young. middle aged, and old,
are at present engaged in this noble
work with no immediate intention of
yielding to the Young Republicans
the monopoly of development and d.
versification.
Tho education Of the rising generatioa, with
out respect to race, color. or previous condi-
ton OF servitude, ought to be constant object
Of desire.
1t ought to be. and we are happy to
add that it is, without respect either to
race. color or previous condition of
servitude, or to the lines of party or
CARNATIONS. We know of more than
one village school in which little DEM
ocrats may be seen studying the SPELL
ing book side by side with the small
brothers and sisters of Mr.. Sherman's
Young Republican friends.
The equal enjoyment of every civil and DO
litical right given by the constitution should be
secured by every legal and constitutional
means
Yes, by all means.
1.-THE shadows and preiudices of the past
should be lifted by the lights of modern ciyiiza-
tion.''
In the immortal words of the poet,
you bet!
All this, writes Honest John Sher.
man, is the work which the Republic
an party still has to carry on and carry
out to its logical conclusion.
1t is evident that this venerable and
opulent MISUNDERSTANDING does not
believe that the Young Republicans Of
are very bright youths.
however sure he may feel of their in
tellectual freshness. IN, 7, Sun.
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The Sea Telephone.

Prof. Trowbridge's plan of sub
marine telephony, in which speech was
to be transmitted between vessels at
sea without the aid of any connecting
wire. has been abandoned as imprac-
ticable, as the system upon which Mr..
Edison has been experimenting in
Florida is more promising Of good re-
suits. In this system the telephone
signals by long and short explosive
sounds. instead of by spoken words,
and communications have been sue
cessfully exchanged through the water
between vessels from three to four
miles apart, with the prospect that the
working limit may be increased with
improvement on the apparatus
Scieasce.
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It Worried Him Considerably.

Friend Ito Colonel Spront, of Green
Flat)-Helloa Colonel, what makes
you look so blue?
Co!onel-The sudden downfall Of
real estate in Green Flat my boy.
Just think, last week lots on Crawfsh
street were selling at six hundred dol
lars per front foot. Now look, will
youP Gone down to twenty-five cents.
Friend-Why didn't you sellp
Colonel-Sell! why hang it, my boy,
I had no land-not foot.
Friend-Then why has the decline
hurt you9
Colonel-Oh, it worries me to think
that | might have had lots and been
fool enough to hold them until the
boom passed. Arkansas Iraueler.